National budget 10.27.09

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Oct 27, 2009 at 12:01 AMOct 27, 2009 at 1:09 PM

GateHouse News Service National Budget
For 10/27/09 editions

Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.

Niche 2010 schedule: Check out the Niche products planned for next year.
http://www.ghnewsroom.com/article/gatehouse-2010-niche-schedule

HALLOWEEN ON THE NEWS SERVICE: Read all about it at ghnewsroom.com.
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/check-out-halloween-content-gatehouse-news-service

HALLOWEEN CONTENT: Check out our Halloween links package, and continue to check back, as we’ll update as new stories come in. If your newspaper has something to share, please send it to us via Zope or e-mail it to national@gatehousemedia.com.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x576526613/Halloween-2009-content

FLU SEASON: H1N1 and seasonal flu content - Stories, columns, cartoons and more on H1N1 "swine flu" and seasonal flu. If your paper has an item to share, please send it to us via Zope or e-mail it
to national@gatehousemedia.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/special_reports/x1699605699/H1N1-and-seasonal-flu-content

Use submitted photos to create more reader interest with callouts.
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/use-submitted-photos-create-more-reader-interest-callouts

Lifestyles

MORNING MINUTES: We've expanded what we're offering in Morning Minutes to provide your paper with more options and to give your readers a couple more interesting tidbits. It now includes Word of the Day, Web Site of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/morning_minutes

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Weekly food rail, leads with a book about vegan cookies, and includes an easy recipe for spicy apple-filled squash, a tip on how long to cook food in your microwave, a product review of Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil, and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage/x1717108454/Food-for-Thought-Don-t-be-afraid-of-vegan-cookies

KITCHEN CALL: Give a fig about figs -- Baffling many as they appear in the produce section, figs are flourishing as the new darling of the supermarket.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/food/x1520364221/Kitchen-Call-Give-a-fig-about-figs

DAY OF THE DEAD: Day of the Dead a happier holiday than its name suggests -- The Day of the Dead is a day of happiness, similar to other traditions that include going to a grave and leaving flowers. Cynthia Ramirez, a folk artist and fine arts professor at Southern University of New Orleans, said there are many common misconceptions about the tradition. It is not the Mexican version of Halloween, and it is not meant to be scary. GONZALES, La.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1520366055/Day-of-the-Dead-a-happier-holiday-than-its-name-suggests

SEXY COSTUMES FOR KIDS: Trend of sexy Halloween costumes for young girls are downright frightening, say moms - In ads for Halloween costumes, a coven of corseted witches gives their best come-hither stare. Sexy swashbucklers pose provocatively alongside frisky French maids and vampire vixens. While racy Halloween costumes are nothing new, these costumes are for young girls, and many of them are available starting in 4T.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1717107988/Trend-of-sexy-Halloween-costumes-for-young-girls-is-downright-frightening-say-moms
- With illustration
- Localize it: Talk to a mom or two in your area about the trend and add her/their quotes.

SHOESTRING LIVING: Getting back in the retirement savings game - So many of us have scaled back or even stopped retirement savings contributions out of necessity, but the truth is that even in a frugal life, there’s room for retirement savings. Here's how.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x665149405/Shoestring-Living-Getting-back-in-the-retirement-savings-game

HEALTHIER TREATS: Halloween treats have a scary side -- Rotted teeth and expanded girths make good Halloween costumes, but aren’t so charming after the attire comes off. Perhaps it’s time to think about trick-or-treating in a more healthful way. SPRINGFIELD, Ill.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/food/x23525546/Halloween-treats-have-a-scary-side

COMMON COLD: To complicate H1N1 fears, common cold also part of the mix -- The seasonal and H1N1 flu viruses have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the common cold -- an infection of the nose and throat -- hasn't gone away. SPRINGFIELD, Ill.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x665150590/To-complicate-H1N1-fears-common-cold-also-part-of-the-mix

ADOPTION: Benefits of adoption far outweigh the costs - GALESBURG – Most couples spend nine months preparing for a baby. Melanie and James Kochersperger spent nearly three years. The Kocherspergers always wanted a family, one a little larger than the couple and their dog Maui. But after a year of trying it was obvious it wasn’t going to happen, Melanie said. They decided to adopt. Two adoption agencies, hundreds of pages of paperwork, a trip to Poland and $36,000 later, Melanie and James Kochersperger achieved their dreams of becoming parents. By Kellie Bramlet of the Galesburg Register-Mail.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1520366097/Benefits-of-adoption-far-outweigh-the-costs

DR. JEFF HERSH: Can vacuum therapy help diabetic's wound? -- Q: My mom is a diabetic and a month ago she fell and cut her leg pretty badly. Even though the visiting nurse has been changing her dressing every day, the cut has still not healed. The doctor wants to put her on some kind of vacuum therapy. What is this?
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x23525229/Dr-Jeff-Hersh-Can-vacuum-therapy-help-diabetics-wound

DR. MURRAY FEINGOLD: Swinging little kids can cause injury -- Every time I see a mom or dad swinging their 2- or 3-year-old child by the arms, I am in a quandary. Should I, a complete stranger to the parents, inform them that swinging their child in such a manner is fraught with potential injury to the child's elbows?
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1615057496/Dr-Murray-Feingold-Swinging-little-kids-can-cause-injury

DARIN ST. GEORGE: Running like a Marine -- I received a text message Sunday from my good friend Christine Vital, who had just finished the Marine Corps Marathon. She took the proper steps and did the work. Let's look at a few things she did along the way.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1717109484/Darin-St-George-Running-like-a-Marine

HINDU TEMPLE: Hindu Temple keeps dodging obstacles on road to karma - PEORIA – Last Saturday, one car after another rolled down a short, dark street called Prairie Lane in Limestone Township, near the top of Farmington Road's hill. The temple's efforts to resolve a fairly simple dilemma, alleviating traffic for the 20 or so residences along Prairie Lane, is turning into development plans with as many plots, subplots and players as a Bollywood musical. By Pam Adams of the Peoria Journal Star.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1717109897/Hindu-Temple-keeps-dodging-obstacles-on-road-to-karma

Entertainment

SUDOKU: Puzzles for October (463-490) are available for download. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file, or visit our Puzzles category.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x576519466/Sudoku-puzzles-463-490-October-puzzles

SUDOKU: Puzzles for November (491-525) are available for download. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file, or visit our Puzzles category.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x637605105/Sudoku-puzzles-491-525-November-puzzles

VIDEO VAULT: 'Anvil!' a great rock doc about aging band -- Every critic who has reviewed “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” has compared it to “This is Spinal Tap.” I’d like to do something different, but those comparisons aren’t just easy, they’re inevitable.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/dvds_cds/x23520986/Video-Vault-Aging-band-focus-of-Anvil-a-great-rock-doc

LICCAR CARTOON: Consequences of waiting for the flu shot
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x1520365899/Liccar-cartoon-Consequences-of-waiting-for-the-flu-shot

WENDY MURPHY: Punishing abusers key to protecting women -- Our legal system doesn’t care. And despite decades of disastrous statistics, our political leaders don’t care, either. In fact, nobody in a position of leadership is even complaining about the lack of justice for victimized women.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x665151444/Wendy-Murphy-Punishing-abusers-key-to-protecting-women

PETER COSTA: Honey, it’s me - I’m in the driveway - Dozens of cell phones radiating energy all at once – in the parking lot, in the lobby, in the stairwell. Radio waves pierce buildings, cars, even elevators, so the radio frequency waves can easily penetrate our craniums. Even a thick head like Uncle Leonard is no match for microwaves vibrating at high frequencies. In fact, some of the telephones use frequencies high enough to burst through the ionosphere, shoot out into space and bounce off the moon.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/columnists/x1717109244/Peter-Costa-Honey-it-s-me-I-m-in-the-driveway
- With column mug

KENT BUSH: Shakespearean tragedy strikes New Mexico resort town -- What's in a name? Shakespeare said, a rose "by any other name would smell as sweet." So why is a good old boy in Taos, N.M., in so much trouble for trying to give some of his more ethnic employees new and improved names? Even though he is in a tourist town where Hispanic heritage is part of the draw, inn owner Larry Whitten decided he didn't want potential guests to be put off by foreign-sounding names.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1520365931/Kent-Bush-Shakespearean-tragedy-strikes-New-Mexico-resort-town

WADE MCINTYRE: Getting it right in Mississippi -- Starting next fall, Mississippi Senate Bill 2718 mandates that civil rights education be taught to all kids from kindergarten to 12th grade. This year, pilot programs have begun and teachers are attending workshops to prepare for the new curriculum.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/southwest/louisiana/x1520365967/Wade-McIntyre-Getting-it-right-in-Mississippi#

GARY BROWN: Is Halloween truly a day to be afraid of our neighbors? -- During my days as a Halloween beggar, I never bit down on an apple and started chewing on a sharp object. According to Web sites specializing in fact-checking urban legends, nearly no one has ever been a victim of fruit with sharp edges or popcorn balls that have been tainted with more than butter.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x23524026/Gary-Brown-Is-Halloween-truly-a-day-to-be-afraid-of-our-neighbors

News

CANDY BUYBACK: Massachusetts dentist holding 'the great candy buyback' -- Dr. Mike Thomas of Abington Family Dental Care wants your Halloween candy. And no, he does not want to eat it. He wants to buy it. Thomas’s practice is hosting “the great Halloween buyback,” during which his patients are being invited to sell their Halloween candy to him at the rate of $1 per
pound. ABINGTON, Mass.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/food/x23525598/Massachusetts-dentist-holding-the-great-candy-buyback

PINK TIE RESIGNATION: Springfield transit official resigns over pink tie incident - SPRINGFIELD – Calling the pink tie incident the last straw, Dick Austin, the Springfield Mass Transit District’s second-in-command submitted his resignation Monday. The factor that made him resolved to leave, he said, came after Austin received a “verbal dressing down” from managing director Linda Tisdale for not supporting her decision to discipline a driver for wearing a pink tie to work. By Deana Poole of the State Journal-Register.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1717109965/Springfield-transit-official-resigns-over-pink-tie-incident

Business / Ag

PAUL A. EISENSTEIN: Car theft slows to 20-year low – “Grand Theft Auto” may be a popular video game, but new FBI statistics suggest the real car thieves may be going into another line of business. The government estimates 956,846 motor vehicles were stolen in the United States last year, which would be a 20-year low.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1717109315/Paul-A-Eisenstein-Car-theft-slows-to-20-year-low

BIZ BITS: Weekly business rail, with tips on how to thrive at work, a BBB warning on teeth whiteners sold online and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1693436393/Biz-Bits-How-to-go-from-survive-to-thrive-at-work

MAKING CENTS: Life insurance policies need close review - For decades, life insurance has been viewed as a buy-and-hold asset. It is seen as something you buy to protect a certain need, whether it's income replacement, estate planning or for business purposes. But in recent years, treating life insurance as a separate asset class - just like stocks, bonds, cash and real estate - has come into vogue among financial professionals. By John P. Napolitano.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1520363552/Making-Cents-Life-insurance-policies-need-close-review
- With column mug

CHECKOUT LANE: Popularity of craft beers comes to a head - Drew Brosseau, president of Mayflower Brewing Co. in Plymouth, says craft beers, which are usually made at local breweries, offer drinkers bolder tastes than the brands hawked by the major brewers. “No doubt there’s been a big movement in the direction of local beers,” he says. By Brent Lang.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1717107492/Checkout-Lane-Popularity-of-craft-beers-comes-to-a-head
- With photo

FINE PRINT: Buyers beware - unofficial Web sites can mark up tickets - The Boston Opera House reopened in 2004, and it still doesn't have the rights to BostonOperaHouse.com. But many ticket buyers think they're visiting the venue's official Web site when they go to that address. By The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1520363514/Fine-Print-Buyers-beware-unofficial-Web-sites-can-mark-up-tickets

RAIN DELAYS HARVEST: Rain washes out harvest plans - PEORIA – Bad weather may force some central Illinois farmers to revise their holiday plans. With rainy weather prolonging what's already been a slow-motion harvest, some producers are already anticipating having to work in their fields well into December. "We definitely won't be done until the middle of December - at the earliest," said Chillicothe farmer Jim Rumbold. "The one thing I'm worried about then is snow. Snow and a combine don't mix," he said. By Steve Tarter of the Peoria Journal Star.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1717109832/Rain-washes-out-harvest-plans

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